Failure to produce a DQC card carries a £50 fixed penalty for driving professionally without your card. Professional lorry, bus or coach drivers must carry this Driver Qualification Card at all times whilst driving a lorry, bus or coach. This card is often referred to as a ‘Driver Qualification Card’ or ‘DQC’. Once you are fully qualified as a professional bus, coach and lorry driver (including Driver CPC Parts 1-4), you will be issued with a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) card. You must complete 35 hours of periodic training every 5 years to be permitted to continue driving a lorry, coach or bus professionallyĭrivers can complete Driver CPC periodic training online, as well as in a classroom environment. You must have Driver CPC if you drive a lorry, bus or coach as the main part of your job. It was introduced across Europe in 2008 for bus and coach drivers (D1 category and above) and in 2009 for lorry drivers and 3.5 ton+ vehicles (C1 category and above), with the aim of improving road safety and maintaining high standards of driving. The Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) is a qualification for professional bus, coach and lorry drivers.
